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WWII Film Guide: Naval Warfare

*Last Updated: 1/1/2024 *This post is part of a film guide on World War II. Click here for the main page *For more context on the process behind this guide, click here for an introduction Introduction: The 1960 film The Gallant Hours opens with a haunting choral theme , "I knew a lad who went to sea and left the shore behind him. I knew him well the lad was me and now I cannot find him. Away, away, away he went, in deep and salty water." The theme seems to stir up something in the listener and touch that strange and mystical connection humans have had with the sea for thousands of years. It reminds me a bit of the mysteriously affective opening shot of the dark and deep ocean in Titanic . Our naval vessels may traverse the giant sea, but seem to do so only by leave of the ocean; a permission that can be rescinded at any given moment. The sea makes us feel small. The sea reminds humans that we are not in control. Our ships are little floating islands of civili...

Part-Time Review: The Lion King (1994)

The Lion King represents to me the pinnacle of classic 2D Disney animation. It is a gorgeously animated and scored film telling a biblical style epic set amongst the animal kingdom on the African savannah. Scanning the messages of Disney animated films today, the film's full-hearted embrace of a very traditional morality feels refreshing and quite radical. It's a beloved Disney film that is well deserving of its reputation. I didn't always feel that way however. I was eleven years old when The Lion King released in theaters and it was a massive cultural moment. It came with great expectations as it was following in the footsteps of several massive Disney releases: 1989's The Little Mermaid , 1991's Beauty and the Beast , and 1992's Aladdin . Adding to expectations was the bold choice of using the film's opening "Circle of Life" sequence as its trailer. It was such a confident and effective sequence that you could sense Disney knew it had the good...

Best Action Scenes of All-Time: Jackie Chan - All the Rest

*Last Updated 8/27/2023 Click Here for the Top Ten Essential Jackie Chan Action Sequences Click Here for a Guide to All of Jackie Chan's Films Click Here for the Top Ten Essential Jackie Chan Films (Coming Soon) If you have found yourself at this page, then that must mean you more than a passing interest in Jackie Chan or in action cinema. For those who just want to get straight to what I think are Jackie's Top 10 most essential/best action sequences then CLICK HERE . You will find there a thorough introduction to Jackie and what makes his action sequences so unique. If you are still here with me than what you'll find on this page is my rating and ranking of all the rest of Jackie's actions sequences, which is no small task! According to my action database, most major action stars and even entire beloved franchises struggle to provide a handful or so A to A+ sequences. Jackie alone can fill out a top 10 for me! In fact, the number of B+ a...

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